Wales moved west with his Milwaukee-born blues-rock band A.B. Skhy, who frequently appeared on bills at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix purportedly joined the band during one of their shows at The Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles. Wales appeared on A.B. Skhy’s 1969 self-titled debut album, but had left the group prior to the recording of their second and final album, 1970’s
Ramblin’ On. Around the time of his exit, Wales would meet and start performing with Garcia.
In Blair Jackson’s book
Garcia: An American Life, Garcia described playing with Wales, stating:
I hate that people are opposing it : Dellwood grocery store owner, shoppers support mask mandate
Jerry Love kept the mask rules in place at his Save A Lot store in Dellwood throughout the entire pandemic Author: Pepper Baker Updated: 7:03 PM CDT July 26, 2021
DELLWOOD, Mo. Jerry Love makes sure customers put their safety first when they enter his Save A Lot grocery store. They know my rules. My rule is that you have a mask when you enter the store, Love said.
He kept that rule in place even when the CDC loosened restrictions for vaccinated people. He s not surprised that St. Louis City and County put the mandate back in place.
Teenage Fanclub - Endless Arcade (Album Review) Thursday, 06 May 2021
Photo: Donald Milne
Since Teenage Fanclub released ‘Grand Prix’ in 1995, we kinda know what’s coming when an album appears. Well versed in the ways of The Byrds, if not direct disciples, there are usually recognisable flecks of the Californian legends’ music, such as Roger McGuinn’s jangly guitars and David Crosby’s love of harmonised vocals, in the Scottish outfit’s indie-rock confections.
‘Grand Prix’ was also significant for another specific reason, in that songwriting was split equally between Gerry Love, Raymond McGinley and Norman Blake for the first time, a trend that became a standard. With the departure of bassist Love in 2019 it falls to the other two songwriting stalwarts to fill the gap, now splitting the burden 50:50.
Richard Purden LIKE many during lockdown Norman Blake ventured into his attic. He discovered artefacts include a poster for Teenage Fanclub’s first show in New York at the legendary but now defunct CBGBs. “It was an important date because that was the first time we played in America,” reflects Blake on the show in the summer of 1990 attended by Sonic Youth and Don Fleming who would co-produce the Fanclub’s American breakthrough album Bandwagonesque which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Endless Arcade, released this month, is their 11th long-player and the first in almost five years. “There’s a lot to get through” suggests Blake after coming down from the loft. The 55-year-old has spent the last year based in his teenage bedroom after living in Canada for a decade. “With the pandemic, it’s meant that I’m stranded so I’m back in Bellshill. I was here working on mixes for the album and been at my folks since. My daughter is also in Glasgow do